fǿrr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

fœrr

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fōriz (“able to go, passable”). Cognate with Old English fēre (“able-bodied; seaworthy”).

Adjective

fǿrr

able(-bodied), capable
passable, fit for use, safe

Declension

Strong declension of *fǿrr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrr	fǿr	fǿrt
accusative	fǿran	fǿra	fǿrt
dative	fǿrum	fǿrri	fǿru
genitive	fǿrs	fǿrrar	fǿrs

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrir	fǿrar	fǿr
accusative	fǿra	fǿrar	fǿr
dative	fǿrum	fǿrum	fǿrum
genitive	fǿrra	fǿrra	fǿrra

Weak declension of *fǿrr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿri	fǿra	fǿra
accusative	fǿra	fǿru	fǿra
dative	fǿra	fǿru	fǿra
genitive	fǿra	fǿru	fǿra

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿru	fǿru	fǿru
accusative	fǿru	fǿru	fǿru
dative	fǿrum	fǿrum	fǿrum
genitive	fǿru	fǿru	fǿru

Declension of comparative of *fǿrr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrari	fǿrari	fǿrara
accusative	fǿrara	fǿrari	fǿrara
dative	fǿrara	fǿrari	fǿrara
genitive	fǿrara	fǿrari	fǿrara

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrari	fǿrari	fǿrari
accusative	fǿrari	fǿrari	fǿrari
dative	fǿrurum	fǿrurum	fǿrurum
genitive	fǿrari	fǿrari	fǿrari

Strong declension of superlative of *fǿrr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrastr	fǿrust	fǿrast
accusative	fǿrastan	fǿrasta	fǿrast
dative	fǿrustum	fǿrastri	fǿrustu
genitive	fǿrasts	fǿrastrar	fǿrasts

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrastir	fǿrastar	fǿrust
accusative	fǿrasta	fǿrastar	fǿrust
dative	fǿrustum	fǿrustum	fǿrustum
genitive	fǿrastra	fǿrastra	fǿrastra

Weak declension of superlative of *fǿrr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrasti	fǿrasta	fǿrasta
accusative	fǿrasta	fǿrustu	fǿrasta
dative	fǿrasta	fǿrustu	fǿrasta
genitive	fǿrasta	fǿrustu	fǿrasta

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǿrustu	fǿrustu	fǿrustu
accusative	fǿrustu	fǿrustu	fǿrustu
dative	fǿrustum	fǿrustum	fǿrustum
genitive	fǿrustu	fǿrustu	fǿrustu

Derived terms

torfǿrr (“hardly passable”)
þingfǿrr (“able to go to the Thing”)
þungfǿrr (“slow of movement”)

Descendants

Icelandic: fær (“able, passable”)
Faroese: førur (“competent”)
Old Swedish: fø̄r
- Swedish: för (obsolete)
Old Danish: før
- Danish: før (“stout”) (obsolete)

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
“fǿrr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen